One person wrote: "As funny as the dozens of people that burned to death."

Another added: "I credit myself with a good sense of humour but whats funny about joking about people dying horrifically and also the fact that there are many people still missing......i dont get it, whats funny about that exactly!??"

But Fawlty Towers star Cleese defended his post, writing: "But it was their joke, and they were the ones who had suffered.

"That's what makes it magnificent."

And @CinFlynn replied: "Humor gets us through so much heartache, doesn’t it?"

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